Radiator



W. REIFERSCHEID.

RADIATOR.

APPLICATION FILED IIAII. 4. Isls.

Patented June 29, 1920.

IN VEN TOR WILLIAM REIFERSCHEID, OF CHICAGO, ILLINOIS.

RADIATOR.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented June 29, 1920.

Application led March 4, 1918. Serial No. 220,228.

To all whom', t may concern Be it known that .I, WILLIAM REIFER- sCHnID, a citizen of the United States, residing at Chicago, in the county of Cook and State of Illinois, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Radiators, of which the following-is amspecification.

This invention relates to' certain new and useful improvements in radiators employed in connection with water cooling systems for cooling internal combustion engines, and

particularly in such radiators as are used on automobiles, although it is applicable for use in connection with engines used for other purposes, andfor this reason, I wish it understood that I do not limit myself in its use or application, but may employ it wherever it may be found practicable.

The principal object of the invention is to provide a liquid coolingradiator, of the above mentioned general character,I which shall be extremely simple and inexpensive in construction, strong, durable, and `etlicient in operation, with its parts so made and arranged with respect to one another, that a maximum of cooling surfaces in a minimum of space will be afforded to the end, that the warm or heated water will be more quickly cooled to the proper degree as it passes through the apparatus, than has heretofore been accomplished. Another object is to provide the radiator with conduits through whichrthe water passes, of such .i

construction that they will cause the water to traverse thein in thin volumes or sheets, thus subjecting the water to currents of air forced between the conduits by the movement of the automobile, or if desired, by means of a mechanically driven fan. Still another object of the invention is to so construct and arrange the conduits that the proper parts thereof can be easily reached and repaired, if necessary, without the removal thereof from the radiator and so as to allow for expansion in case of the water freezing therein. 'A further object is to provide means for deflecting the currents of air against the sides of the conduits to increase the cooling effect thereof. Other objects and advantages of the invention will be disclosed inthe subjoined description and explanationf.

In` the accompanying drawings which serve to illustrate an embodiment of the invention.

Figure l, is a front face View of the radiator.

Fig. 2, is a greatly enlarged plan sectional view taken on line 2, 2, of Fig. l looking in the direction indicated by the arrows and showing the frame or casing shortened for the convenience of illustrating.

Fig. 3, is a vertical sectional view taken on line 3, 3, of Fig. 1 looking in the direction indicated by the arrows, and

Fig. Lis a greatly enlarged View of a portion of one of the water conveying conduits or tubes showing the manner of connecting the edges of the members composing one of said conduits together.

Like numerals of reference refer to corresponding parts throu hout the different views 'of the drawing. g ['he frame or body of the radiator is indicated as a whole by the reference numeral 6 and may be made of any suitable size, form andl material, but by preference rectangular in shape and of metal. The face or yfront portion of the body 6 is provided with an opening 7 for the passage of air and the rear portion of the frame is also open for said purpose. The

body is provided at its upper end with a f water receiving chamber or compartment 8 to which water may be supplied through a tube-.9 located in the top of the casing of the chamber 8 and communicating therewith which tube may be closed by means ofj The chambery a plug 10 inserted therein. casing 8 also has in its rear portion a nipple 11 to which a tube or pipe leading from a suitable source of water supply may be connected. The lower end of the body 6 is provided with another chamber or casing 12 for water, which has leading therefrom a nipple 13 to which a pipe or tube for the circulation of Water may be connectedlat one of its ends. Communicating with the chamber 8 through 4suitable slots transversely disposed in the bottom lof the casing of said chamber are the upper ends of a number of conduitsl for the` passage of water, which conduits are located at their lower ends in suitable slots provided therefor in the top of the casing of the chamber 12 at the lower portion of the body of the radiator. The slots in said casing are extended transversely with respect thereto and are spaced apart at suitable distances. The slots in the top of the casing of the chamber 12 are located dieov rectly under those in the bottom of the .casing ofthe chamber 8 and in register therewith so that when the conduits are placed in position in said slots they will be located vertically and in parallelism with one another as is clearly shown in Fi the drawing, in which latter view it will be seen that the conduits extend from near the front or face of the frame or body 6 to points near the rear portion thereof. Each of the conduits is designated as a whole by the reference numeral 14, and each consists of two flat pieces 15 and 16 of sheet metal each piece or member having at one of its edges a flange 17 to overlap a flange 18 on the adjacent edge of the other piece or member.

rlhat is to say, each piece has at one of its edges an overlapping flange 17 and an inwardly turned underlying flange 18 at its opposite edge. The flanges 18 when the members or pieces 15 are placed together rest at their free edges against the inner surfaces f the pieces at or near the juncture of the flanges 17 with their respective pieces or members as will be clearly understood by reference to Figs. 2 and 4 of the drawing, in which views it will be observed that the outer or free edges of the flanges 17 contact with the members 15 and 16 on their outer surfaces at the` juncture of the flanges 18 therewith, at which points they can be readily soldered. By again referring to Figs. 2"

and 4f of the drawing, it will be seen that the flanges 18 are slightly spaced at their inner portions from the ilanges 17 but as before stated, the edges of the anges 18 normally rest against the inner surfaces of the pieces or members 15 and 16 which constitute the conduit. the slots therefor by means of solder and in such a way as to prevent leakage. Located between the conduits-14 at their front portions and spaced therefrom are a number of air deiiecting members 19 each of which is angular in cross section at its front portion, as is clearly shown in Fig. 2 of the drawing, in which view it will be seen that the apices of the angles of the members .19 are located in advance or forwardly of the front edges of the conduits 14- and rest against the inner surface of the body 6 at the upper part of the chamber casing 12 and at the lower part of the chamber casing 8, to which they may be secured by means of solder or otherwise. The ends of the members 19 rest against the bottom of the chamber casing 8 and the top of the chamberl casing 12 between which casings they are vertically mounted` and said members may be secured to said casings by solder or otherwise. The rearwardly diverging walls 20 of each of the members 19 are provided with rearward and vertical extensions 21 located in substantial parallelism with one another and in substantial parallelism with the conduits 14 between .1 and2ofy rlhe conduits 14 can be secured in and delecting members securely together but in such a manner as to permit the free passage of air therebetween. By placing the front portions of the air deiectors 19 in front of the front edges of the conduits 14 it is apparent that said conduits will be protected from blows or injury. ln order to exclude water from the spaces between the flanges 17 and 18 the same may be closed at their ends. 4

Having thus fully described my invention, what l claim as new and desire to secure by Letters Patent is' 1. A radiator of the nature described, including a casing, a series of spaced apart vertically disposed water tubes in said casing, and a delector between adjacent water tubes to direct air entering the space between adjacent water tubes toward the walls thereof, 'said dellector being vertically disposed in said space and having a V-shaped transverse section, the apex of which is directed toward the front of the water tubes.

2. A radiator of the nature described, including a casing, la series of water tubes in said casing in parallel spaced relationship, and a deflector between adjacent water tubes, to direct air entering the space between adjacent water tubes toward the walls thereof, said deflector being a strip of metal formed yto V-shape the apex of which oints toward the entrance of said air, said eflector being vertically disposed in said space and of a length corresponding to the height of the radiatoncore.

3. In a water cooling radiator, the combination with a frame or body having an open space between its u per and lower pertions, of a plurality o spaced apart flat conduits vertically located within the frame across said space and having communication at their upper ends with a suppl'y chamber and at their lower ends with an outlet cham- .fvILLIAM REIFERscHEID.

Witnesses CHAS. C, TILLMAN, CECILIA CASEY. 

